Article III - MembershipSection 3.1 Membership Categoriesa) SECTION Member – Any person who is a Member, Professional Member, or who holdsEmeritus status in the INSTITUTE and is also a member of the SECTION.b) SECTION Regional Associate – Any person who is active in any aspect of the food industryor related industries, or who is retired, and is not a member of the INSTITUTE.c) Student Member - Any person who is matriculating in an educational institution as afull-time student or who is a Student Member of the INSTITUTE.Section 3.2 LimitationsThe number of SECTION Regional Associates, excluding retired SECTION RegionalAssociates and all Student Members, shall be limited to twenty-five percent (25%) of the totalmembership of the SECTION.Section 3.3 Industrial AssociatesAny company that wishes to help support the objectives of the SECTION may become anIndustrial Associate under conditions established by the Executive Committee of the SECTION.Section 3.4 Voting Rights and Election to OfficesAll members may participate in the activities of the SECTION, but only SECTION Members arequalified to vote or be elected as members of the SECTION Executive Committee.Section 3.5 Duesa) The SECTION Executive Committee shall establish the dues structure for the next year atthe same time it approves the annual budget.b) Dues for SECTION Regional Associates shall be set higher than dues for SECTIONMembers; dues for Students shall be set lower than for SECTION Members.c) Emeritus SECTION Members and retired SECTION Regional Associates shall be exemptfrom paying SECTION dues.